Konkanis

The Konkanis are an ethno-linguistic community that originated on the southwestern coast of India. In 1510, following Portugal's conquest of Goa, several Konkanis were forcibly converted to Christianity, and the Konkanis adhere to Christianity (specfically Catholicism), Islam, and Hinduism. In 2001, 706,397 Konkanis lived in Karnataka, 602,606 in Goa, 522,000 in Maharashtra, 113,432 in Kerala, and 27,000 in Dadra and Nagar Haveli.